Window stop strip mounting



Dec. 21, 1937. H w. LANE 2,103,162

WINDOW STOP STRIP MOUNTING 'Filed March's, 1957 Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES 2,103,15 INDO $10? 3 Barry W. Lane, Syracuse, N. Y. Appli a on ar h 3 3 .7. r l'N 128 849 6 C im wi- 9 -.1.2

t on o simpli t e nts lld i n q W1 9? ip a d thei wenm s so tha he tq .1 may be conveniently mounted on the window trams 20, mo e h refmrn, at wil a d w h a minim m m u o 91, v

The-in n io u t e seetmvhie he P 79?- sionof one orrnore fastening assemblies for each' stop-strip, whiqh a semb i i lud a e te ie device-such as awoodsgrew 0r the l ilge, fipu- Shaped Wa h h i -1 -F n r t 19 183 95 slotin the-ba e thereof through whichtthe screw is a t d -an ac9i sn e hatin o e end disposed -in abutting engagement with the screw, anditsother end receivedwithina tnbnlar socket member, the latter being provided with an rofistanding spur adapted tobe embedded the-swn trip- ;A still -f ur ther.-obj ect of-the invention is to provide-an. improved ttype of housing or socket for thetcoil spring which: forrns apart of the mpr ntm a lymen qn q a v i -s in epd sockets beingpreferably received in snitable resse provi ed-t e i the ear f m o -th st p'stri-p, and when-mounted therein being oone ceaied from view, whileat the -.same-ti n1e,1acting to vpositively nrge-theistop striprintoiirm frictional engagement lwith thewindow sash, and prohibiting thesash frgmrattlingQ-andalso acting. to produce a. weather s ealing action t ou s ch y e dable en a m n o the. sh strip with thesash'. I v 7 Other and further objects and advantagesof the invention .will be l ereinafter described, and hetnov atu he e d fin b th e ded claims.

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,IE-ifgure ;1 issa vertiealt sectional view taken through I a typical window frame structure havingdouble-hungrsas he s, said structure; having my invention incorporated therein;

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Mounted within each of the recesses 6 in the rear face of the stop strip 4 is a helical or coil spring l2, one end of which is adapted to abut against the shank of the screw II, and the other end of which is received within a tubular socket member l3, which is preferably closed at its end, as at M, to provide a seat for the end of the spring. The socket member is provided at its closed end with an oifstanding or laterally extending spur l5 which is adapted to be embedded in the base of the groove 6, near its end which is farthest from the opening 5, this spur l5 serving to anchor the socket member l2 to the stop strip and transmit the pressure of the spring I2 to the stop strip whereby to positively normally urge the stop strip laterally towards the sash and afford close frictional contact between the edge l6 of the stop strip and the sash. As will be best understood from reference to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing, the axis of the coil spring [2 and its tubular socket member I3 is disposed at substantially a right angle to the axis of the screw II and washer member 1, and when the parts are assembled as shown in Figure 2, the spring and socket member l3 are concealed from view, and cannot become accidentally displaced.

The construction just described admits of quick and easy assembly and disassembly of the parts, and attains the desired yieldable action of the strip at a very nominal cost, owing to the simplicity of the construction and of the several parts which make up the fastening assembly illustrated best in Figure 3. Obviously, the parts of the fastening assembly may be made and sold in large quantities at a very low cost, and readily lend themselves to distribution to the public through so called chain stores, as well as through building hardware dealers. The fastening assembly is moreover applicable to Window stop strips already installed, as well as to new installations, and little or no skill is required to provide the openings 5 and recesses 6 in the stop strips to accommodate the same to my improved type of fastening assembly.

In providing the socket member l3, a more positive yieldable action of the spring is assured, and the tendency of the spring to cause excessive friction between the stop strip and the window frame, or to buckle, is materially reduced and virtually eliminated. This socket member may bemade from any suitable tubular metal stock, or it may be stamped in one piece from a sheet metal blank and subsequently bent into tubular form, and the spur-forming portion thereof bent across the end of the tube to close the same 7 and provide the ofistanding spur-like projection 15, which, when embeddedin the base of the recess 6 at the rear side of the stop strip, posi-V tivelyanchors the socket member i3 to the stop strip, and prevents axial movement of the socket member within the recess 6. r

The operation of the invention and its manner of assembly should be obvious from the foregoing description, and therefore need not be further described.

While the specific details of construction have been herein shown and described, the invention is not confined thereto, as changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spiritthereof as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is r V 3 1. The combination with a window frame having a sash slidably mounted therein, of a molding strip movably secured to said frame at one side of said sash, and means for normally yieldably urging said strip towards said sash, said means including a coil spring recessed in the rear face of said molding strip and having one end thereof received within a socket member adapted to be anchored to said molding strip within said recess, and a fastening member extending through said molding strip and into the contiguous face of the window frame and against which one end of the spring aforesaid is adapted to abut, there being sufilcient looseness afforded between the fastening member and the molding strip to permit relative movement therebetween. in a lateral direction.

2. The combination with a window frame having a sash slidably mounted therein, of a stop strip movably secured. to said frame at one side. of said sash, and means for normally yieldably urging said strip towards said sash, said means comprising a screw extending through said strip and into said frame, and respecting which said strip is laterally shiftable, a coil spring mounted in a recess formedin the rear face of said strip, one end of said spring abutting against the screw aforesaid, and a tubular spring socket also mounted in the recess aforesaid and in which the opposite end of the spring is adapted to be received, said socket member being provided.- with an offstanding spur adapted to be embedded in the base of the recess in the rear face of the strip.

3. The combination with a window frame having a sash slidably mounted therein, of a stop strip disposed contiguous to said sash at one side thereof; said stop strip being provided with spaced openings therein, and having recesses formed in the rear face of said strip extending laterally from the openings aforesaid towards the sash, a cup-shaped washer member mounted in the inner end of each of the openings aforesaid, the bottom wall of said washer member being provided with a transversely elongated slot, a fastening device extending through said slot and into said window frame, whereby to secure the stop strip to the frame in such manner as to permit lateral movement of the stop strip towards and away from said sash, and means for normally yieldably urging said stop strip towards said sash, said means comprising a. coil spring mounted in each of the recesses aforesaid in the rear faceof the stop strip, one end of the coil spring abutting against its associated fastening device and the other en 7 operatively engaging said stop strip. I V

4. The combination with a window frame having a sash slidably mounted therein, of a, stop strip disposed contiguous to said sash at one side thereof, said stop strip being provided with spaced openings therein, and having recesses formedin the rear face of said strip extending laterally from the openings aforesaid towards the sash, a cup shaped washer member mounted in the inner end of each of the openings aforesaid, the bottom wall of said washer member being provided with a transversely elongated slot, a'fastening device 'extending through said slot and into said window frame, whereby to secure the stop strip to the frame in such manner as to permit lateral movement of the stop strip towards and awayfrom said sash, means for normally yieldably urging said stop strip towards said'sash, said means comprising a coil spring mountedin each of the re-' cesses aforesaidin' the rear faceof the stop strip, one end of the coilspring'abutting against its associated fastening device, and'a socket memher also mounted in each of the recessesand adapted to receive the opposite end of the coil spring, said socket member being closed at one end to form a seat for the contiguous end of the spring and having an ofistanding spur adapted to be embedded in the strip to cause the pressure of the spring to be transmitted to said strip.

5. A stop strip mounting assembly for window frames, comprising a cup-shaped washer having an elongated slot formed in the bottom wall thereof, a fastening device adapted to extend through said slot and into the window frame, a coil spring adapted to be mounted with its axis disposed at a substantially right angle to said fastening device and with one end in abutting engagement therewith, and a socket member for receiving the opposite end of said spring; said socket member being provided with an ofistanding spur adapted to be embedded in the stop strip. I

6. As a new article of manufacture, a spring socket for window stop strip mounting assemblies and the like, comprising a tubular body open at one end and closed at its opposite end, said body being provided with an integral spur at its closed end projecting laterally to one side of the body and adapted to be embedded in the stop strip.

HARRY W. LANE. 

